candida.corsi@gmail.com
Candida Corsi is a freelance illustrator, character designer, and concept artist.
She graduated from the De Nittis Art School in Bari and earned a degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Urbino "Carlo Bo."
Since 2019, she has worked as a character designer and concept artist for Franco Dragone, a renowned director and founder of Cirque du Soleil, and other entertainment production companies.
She has published several illustrated books with Salani, Giunti, Treccani, and Dark Zone, like “Il libro delle meraviglie perdute”, “Il tesoro di Moncalbio”, and “Healing blood”. She also collaborates with the renowned publishing agency Book on a Tree.
In 2023, she began collaborating with the board game publisher Cranio Creation, for which she created the illustrations for the board games "Ratti di Wistar" (2024 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee), "Point Art", and "Ants" (2026 Cannes AS d'or Awords Best Expert Game Nominee).
Also in 2023, she began collaborating with the film production company Selvatico Studio as a storyboarder and background artist, participating in the production of the animated documentary "Diari della Liberazione" (by Matteo Parisini and produced by Ladoc, Docdays, Arté ZDF, and Drôle De Trame) and the short film "Ziki" (by Roberta Palmieri and Olga Sargenti, produced by Echivisivi) which was among the top five finalists at the Corti d'Argento 2026, in the animation section and received a Special Mention at the 42nd Vues d'Afrique Festival in Montreal.
She is currently working on personal projects.